SchiitLokius 6-Band Balanced Tone Control Equalizer (Silver)

Perfect for MY UNIQUE application. First and foremost, I am not using this equalizer for music. I'm using it as a NOISE FILTER for an outdoor microphone. Background: I have a lot of security cameras, but I'm using the cameras for WILDLIFE OBSERVATION. You'd be amazed at the wildlife that comes out when we pull our shades for the night. While my cameras have microphones, the sound quality is pretty bad, and the little microphone pinholes are very sensitive to WIND. So I stuck a Shure Dynamic Mic in a plastic box, with a windscreen. The sound quality was much improved, but it picked up a lot rumble from airplanes overhead and traffic going by. There was also a constant roar from traffic on a highway that was over 2 kM distant. I wanted to filter out the low frequency sounds so I could hear wildlife. When I saw this equalizer, I noted that rather than it being a modern ACTIVE device with electronic filtering, it is a PASSIVE filter, comprised of L/C networks. That's exactly what I was looking for! L/C stands for "Inductance/Capacitance," in engineering terminology. In other words, it filters by using COILS and CAPACITORS to make TUNED STAGES for the 6 frequency ranges that it covers. That's the BEST kind of filtering, and adds NO NOISE of its own. Perfect! So I stuck it in line between a Mic PREAMP and an AMPLIFIER. I was able to "roll-off" almost all the sound below 2 kHz, and BOOST the sound ABOVE 2 kHz. Now I can barely hear traffic going by, and I can no longer hear traffic on the highway that's over 2 kM from here. I still hear human voices clearly, birds and crickets, and dogs barking. This is just what I wanted to do. So my application may be quite different than yours, but I hope my experience is of use to you. de KØUNX, Jim, in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Wow, what a great addition to my system. I have a Forte pre amp with no equalizer controls. This might be the best addition I have made to my vintage 40 year old system, deeper sound stage and overall better acoustics. Having second thoughts about adding a sub woofer.

I was skeptical about this idea to add a EQ to my music equipment but was wrong!Thanks to Schllt Audio I’m able to hear more details from my sources.Build as a tank, sounds very good.only one complaint if I don’t lower the volume on my dac I’m having popping noise to the speakers, but I can manage it and not have the volume very high on my dac.

Great EQ with a very little noise comparing with Douk Audio EQ. Bypass switch is a great asset. Also, I am using it as an input switcher connecting balanced audio with the CD and regular RCA with the phono preamp. The bypass allows you to listen pristineCD or LP and if something needs a little correction you can just flip it into the chain and adjust sound to the taste.The only strange thing for me was that RCA out and XLR out will output THE SAME signal and XLR balanced output delivers too much signal level into amplifier causing over modulation. Logic of this is strange to me as I was assuming that RCA and XLR input/output are used independently. The ShiiT manual or tech description says nothing about it. I've discovered this by experimenting. The fun and lighthearted language of the manual is cool but I think some technical details could be helpful.Again, the quality is great, sound is great, bypass is great. Knobs and distance between them - not so much. The process of knobs rotation is a bit awkward. Those knobs could benefit from some additional "human interface" design makeover.

Hooked it up to my Yamaha AS220, Audiolab 6000 cd player and Bifrost 2/64 it sounds amazing brought music to another level. Crystal clear sound i can hear drum symbols like never before wow sparkle clear. I listen to 80s metal mostly but amazing EQ. Lokius is better than Loki + EQ, just letting everyone know spend little more and you will get much more sound dynamics.

This equalizer took my system to the next level. This is not your run of the mill gadget but a well made product that is worth every penny. The sound quality from the very low bass to the high treble that this equipment brings, added so much to the sound stage presence that I was looking for. The only thing is that you have to wait a few minutes before the equalizer kicks in. But I guess anything worthwhile is worth waiting for—and this Lokius Balance Equalizer is no exception! Another amazing piece of Schiit!!!

Recently put together a sound system with some real speakers and some amps and wanted more tone control. The eq market isn't what it was when I was a teen. This seemed to be one of the more solid offerings. I wish it was 10 bands but it definitely gets it done. If you want more than that flat signal this will bring out the crisp highs and punch out those lows. No frills, just some knobs that work.

Just bought it the last days of August, used it ONE time and now the equalizer doesn’t work in either mode RCA/balance.. only passes information from one end to the other.. not a reliable one..